Trasilla and Emiliana
Saints Trasilla and Emiliana | |
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Died | 6th century |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church ,
Eastern Orthodox Church |
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Trasilla (or Tarsilavirgin saints of the sixth century. They appear in the Roman Martyrology, Trasilla on 24 December, Emiliana on 5 January.
History
Trasilla and Emiliana were sisters who came from an ancient Roman noble family, the gens Anicia. Their brother, Senator Gordian, was a very rich patrician with a magnificent villa on the Caelian Hill and large estates in Sicily.[1]
Gregory (Hom. XXXVIII, 15, on the Gospel of St. Matthew, and Lib. Dial., IV, 16) relates that his father, the
Roman senator Gordian, had three sisters: Trasilla, Emiliana, and Gordiana. All three had devoted themselves to a religious life and led a life of virginity, fasting, and prayer. They practiced their faith in their father's house, located on the Clivus Scauri in Rome.[2]
Gordiana, at first as devout as her sisters, later abandoned this calling and is thus not venerated as a saint.
Tradition states that
Epiphany
in heaven.
Tradition says that their
Celian Hill
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Notes
References
- ^ "The Saints Tarsilla and Emiliana of Rome", Diocese of Oslo
- ^ a b Mershman, Francis. "Sts. Trasilla and Emiliana." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 29 May 2016
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Trasilla and Emiliana". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.